Lebanon set to finally elect president

Lebanon set to elect president after 12 failed bids, Joseph Aoun emerges as frontrunner
Lebanon's parliament on Thursday looked set to elect army chief Joseph Aoun as the country's new president after a Hezbollah-backed candidate withdrew from the race, ending more than two years of political deadlock.
Lebanon set to finally elect president after two-year vacancy
Lebanese lawmakers are expected to finally elect a president Thursday after more than two years of deadlock, in a much-needed step to help lift the war-battered country out of financial crisis.Since 2019,
Lebanon Leaders In Talks For New Bid To Elect President
Lebanese political heavyweights held talks Wednesday a day ahead of a parliamentary session to elect a president, but even with key player Hezbollah weakened by war, there is no guarantee of consensus.
Lebanon tries, yet again, to elect a president
Lebanon’s fractious parliament will try on Thursday to do something it has failed at a dozen times over the past two years: elect a president. How it works: In Lebanon, parliament chooses the president.
Lebanon’s presidential election: A test of Hezbollah’s influence after losing war with Israel
By decimating Hezbollah, weakening Iran, and indirectly contributing to Bashar Assad’s ouster in Syria, Israel has gifted Lebanon with an opportunity to reclaim its sovereignty. Whether Lebanon can seize this moment will be tested on Thursday when its Parliament convenes for the 13th time in over two years to attempt to elect a new president.
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Lebanon PM announces first visit to Syria since Assad's ouster
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Lebanon Minister Says Working To 'Resolve' Syria's New Entry Restrictions
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Exclusive: US shifts some military aid to Lebanon from Egypt, letter says
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will divert $95 million in military aid allocated for Egypt to Lebanon, which faces ...
Syria’s embassy in Lebanon suspends services as Lebanon hands over former Syrian army officers
Syria’s embassy in Lebanon has suspended consular services a day after two relatives of deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad ...
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Lebanon rally calls for release of Islamists jailed during Syria war
Hundreds protested in Lebanon's second city Tripoli on Sunday, demanding that authorities release Islamists detained during ...
Who's in the frame to be Lebanon's next president?
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Lebanon to deport detained son of late Muslim Brotherhood leader to UAE
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s cabinet voted Tuesday to deport to the United Arab Emirates an Egyptian activist and poet detained by ...
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UAE condemns Israeli publication of maps claiming ‘historical Israel’ in Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon
The UAE has strongly condemned the publication of maps of the region by official accounts affiliated with the Israeli ...
Israeli army says it hit crossing between Syria and Lebanon
The Israeli military said on Friday it hit a border crossing between Lebanon and Syria that was being used by Iranian-backed ...
Syria’s International Airport to Reopen as Government Presses for Stability
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Trump can turn Syria opportunity against Iran
The Trump administration should embrace the opportunities offered by postwar Syria and take the pressure campaign to Iran and ...